Health department officials say the "Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter, made with Sea Salt" is being tested for a possible link to what had been declared a nationwide salmonella outbreak. There have been 29 cases of salmonella sickness recorded nationally since June 2011.

Officials said most recently, on Friday, there were three more cases in Massachusetts and another one in Rhode Island.

A store clerk answering for the most recently opened New Hampshire Trader Joe's said all 16-ounce containers with "use by" dates of May 23, 2012 and June 28, 2013 were removed, "company wide."

A store manager could not be reached to confirm how the product pull could affect sales for the store, which opened its doors to the Seacoast area on Friday, Sept. 7.

According to wire reports, no samples of the peanut butter have tested positive for the strain of salmonella involved so far, but the company has voluntarily removed it from stores. Consumers are advised to discard it, though health officials say some independent online sites may still be selling it.